Understanding criminal behaviour [electronic resource] : psychosocial perspectives on criminality and violence / David W. Jones.

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"This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to criminal behaviour, examining and integrating perspectives from criminology and psychology. It explores a range of 'psychosocial' approaches that seek to understand the emotions that surround criminal behaviour, allowing for an exploration o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, David W. (David Wyn), 1964- (Author)
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Criminal behavior.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Online Access:
Taylor & Francis eBooks (Complete Collection): 2008 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Variant Title:
Understanding Criminal Behaviour: Psychosocial Approaches to Criminality
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The need for a psychosocial criminology
  • Mental disorder: madness, personality disorder and criminal responsibility
  • The contribution of criminal career research
  • Familial and parental influences
  • Youth crime
  • Gender and crime
  • Understanding violence: learning from studies of homicide
  • Intimate violence and sex crime
  • Public violence and crimes of terror
  • "Race" and crime
  • Conclusion.